Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
critical care medicine
sepsis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291,252
115,062
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Consciousness
brain plasticity
neuromodulation
neurostimulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,997
37,561
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
tandheelkunde
dentistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,439
26,438
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,881
24,185
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Immunology
Pulmonary Medicine
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,936
33,711
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Psychosis
experience sampling
psychiatry
clinical psychology
digital mental health
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,116
32,294
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
microbiology
environmental biotechnology
microbial ecology
wastewater treatment
environmental microbiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,813
28,459
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
microbiologie
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,405
13,566
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Epidemiology
Medical statistics
Cardiovascular Diseases
Nutrition
Cancer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,559
53,298
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,902
21,330
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Health Psychology
Behaviour Change
Digital Health
Measurement
Pain
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,531
19,191
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Neurosciences
neurology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,700
27,405
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cardiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,420
18,474
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Nutrition
diet
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,388
35,393
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Physiotherapy
respiratory disease
critical illness
rehabilitation
muscle
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,520
17,034
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
microbiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,257
19,656
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
inflammatoire darmziekten
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,114
14,060
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Nutrient sensing
signal transduction
yeast biotechnology
development of superior industrial yeast strains
use of yeast as a
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,027
11,802
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Acute Kidney Injury
Intensive Care Medicine
Transplantation
Organ donation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,355
19,456
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Neuropathology of neurodegnerative and vascular disorders
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,058
19,279
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
motor control
motor learning
motor neuroscience
aging neuroscience
neural plasticity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,758
13,492
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
NOD-like receptors
caspases
inflammasome
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,595
17,985
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Immunology
Cytokines
Cancer
Inflammation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,247
8,438
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Neurosciences
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,356
6,102
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Urologie
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,687
18,987
0.581
Jean Louis Vincent
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291,252
115,062
0.395
critical care medicine
sepsis
Steven Laureys
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,997
37,561
0.470
Consciousness
brain plasticity
neuromodulation
neurostimulation
Van Meerbeek Bart
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,439
26,438
0.365
Peter Vandamme
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,881
24,185
0.336
Bart N Lambrecht
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,936
33,711
0.504
Immunology
Pulmonary Medicine
Inez Myin Germeys|Inez Yvonne Ronald Germeys, Inez Germeys
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,116
32,294
0.520
Psychosis
experience sampling
psychiatry
clinical psychology
digital mental health
Nico Boon
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,813
28,459
0.484
microbiology
environmental biotechnology
microbial ecology
wastewater treatment
environmental microbiology
Jean Swings
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,405
13,566
0.236
Hamid Yimam Hassen
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,559
53,298
0.959
Epidemiology
Medical statistics
Cardiovascular Diseases
Nutrition
Cancer
Freddy Haesebrouck
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,902
21,330
0.389
Geert Crombez
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,531
19,191
0.352
Health Psychology
Behaviour Change
Digital Health
Measurement
Pain
Sebastiaan Engelborghs
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,700
27,405
0.541
Christiaan Vrints
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,420
18,474
0.416
Carl Lachat
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,388
35,393
0.816
Rik Gosselink
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,520
17,034
0.401
Physiotherapy
respiratory disease
critical illness
rehabilitation
muscle
Tom Coenye
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,257
19,656
0.465
Martine De Vos
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,114
14,060
0.342
inflammatoire darmziekten
Johan M. Thevelein
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,027
11,802
0.310
Nutrient sensing
signal transduction
yeast biotechnology
development of superior industrial yeast strains
use of yeast as a
Eric Hoste
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,355
19,456
0.521
Acute Kidney Injury
Intensive Care Medicine
Transplantation
Organ donation
Dietmar Thal
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,058
19,279
0.550
Neuropathology of neurodegnerative and vascular disorders
Stephan Swinnen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,758
13,492
0.388
motor control
motor learning
motor neuroscience
aging neuroscience
neural plasticity
Mohamed Lamkanfi
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,595
17,985
0.520
NOD-like receptors
caspases
inflammasome
Jean Christophe Renauld
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,247
8,438
0.246
Immunology
Cytokines
Cancer
Inflammation
Orban Guy A
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,356
6,102
0.183
Bertrand Tombal
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,687
18,987
0.581